They talk about their lives on the island of Socotra, in a language whose origins are lost in time—unchanged for centuries and understood today by fewer people than live in Ames, Iowa.

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site ...

The Socotra archipelago, located in the north-western Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, stretches over 250km. It comprises ...

Of the 24 known Boswellia species, 11 are only found on Socotra Island, off the coast of Yemen. Socotra’s Boswellia trees are currently not the main source of commercially traded frankincense ...

2008 32COM 8B.5 - Examination of nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the World Heritage List - Socotra Archipelago (YEMEN) 2022 State of conservation report by the State Party / ...